The journey to Brisbane’s successful Olympic Games bid began years ago when a few mayors, concerned about the region’s population pressures, endeavoured to find a way to get everyone on board to fund better transport.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson, who was among those mayors, said the initial idea came when trying to solve how millions of dollars could be directed towards Brisbane to enable the city to modernise its transport and infrastructure.
In 2015 the South East Queensland Council of Mayors put forward the plan, and, fortunately for them, their plans aligned with the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach’s mission to give bids to cities looking to meet long-term development goals.